“I was 22 years old. I knew I wanted to become a mother eventually, but now was not the right time. The man with whom I’d gotten pregnant had proven himself to be an unreliable person and not someone I would be able to partner with in the way I would want to with the father of my child. Knowing all that, I knew that abortion was the right choice for me. I think I was sadder about my realization that the relationship would never be what I wanted it to be, and it wouldn’t be fair to bring a baby into this situation, even though I did really want a child. Even though i felt a lot of relief after the procedure, I also felt the physical and hormonal changes of abruptly going from being pregnant to not being pregnant . Combined with the relationship situation, (or rather lack of real relationship ) I was a bit depressed for a while . But a few years later I met my partner who I’ve now been married to for nearly 30 years. we had a beautiful baby who we have parented together. She is now an adult. Without access to safe and legal abortion I would have carried that first pregnancy to term, forever entangling my life with that man.
–Jane C., Seattle
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